Ruston hosts Walker, W. Monroe off to Zachary

3:06 AM,
Apr. 28, 2014

The No. 8 Ruston Bearcats, the lone area team to secure a first-round home game, host No. 25 Walker.

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Toby White has spent enough days in the sun to know there aren't any "gimmes" in Class 5A baseball. Especially come playoff time.

Ruston learned that lesson the hard way last year when it was upset by No. 13 Sulphur as a four-seed. The Bearcats (22-11) were back in the field this spring as the LHSAA Class 5A playoff bracket was released on Sunday - this time as an eight-seed.

For Ruston to get back to the state tournament in Sulphur, it will have to get past No. 25 Walker (18-15) on Tuesday at home, then navigate its way through a pod that includes Catholic-Baton Rouge (23-10) - the defending 5A state ...